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Author: Daniel Trentacoste

Immediately following The Second World War, the global community faced the challenge of rebuilding not only physically, but also ideologically. Though not as escalated in terms of physical violence as the 1940s and World War II, the 1950s saw the continuation

In Star Wars, there is little subtlety to the heavy handed symbolism of the Galactic Empire. In Episodes 1 through 3, we see the rise of Sheev Palpatine from supreme chancellor to emperor, which mirrors the ascent of Adolf Hitler

The war in Vietnam was a function of the Cold War, and asserted that to the American people (Brewer 182). Ho Chi Minh, the nationalist leader of Vietnam, and later North Vietnam, studied the United States revolution for independence as

Full Metal Jacket hit the big screen in 1987 and has been considered by many to be one of the most realistic accounts of Vietnam and the life of an infantryman. It was directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Matthew

The Post World War II world was full of uncertainty. The United States was afraid of the influence of its ex war-ally the Soviet Union. In the same vein, the Soviet Union looked to beat away capitalism from the east,

The German Democratic Republic, as a Soviet State, worked diligently in its forty year span to enforce Soviet ideology, mainly the idea of Socialism. It developed a sophisticated hierarchy to enforce Marxist-Leninist worldview on East-German citizens, meanwhile appealing to Germanic

The Great War was America’s first involvement in a foreign conflict, breaking away from its isolationist precedent that had been in place since the United States had become its own nation. To break away from this psyche of isolation, Woodrow

Canada’s involvement in World War II began soon after Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939. Canada, similarly to the United States, was reluctant to enter the war, but soon after Canadian forces were involved in nearly every Theatre

Soviet Propaganda posters emerged in full force following the October Revolution. These posters were used to stir optimism towards the new regime and attack opponents of the new government. With only a few newspapers incorporated into Soviet Society, such as

The American Committee for Relief in the Near East was founded in 1915 in response to the Armenian Genocide, which resulted in the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians. The mission of the ACRNE was and still is to create a

Propaganda during World War II blatantly attempts to stir emotions in support of one nation over another. Along with this concept is the attempt of one nationality to place itself over another in society. In Germany especially, Jews were “at